The brief
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is widely believed to have planned the deadly terror attacks, as well as several others, as a high-ranking member of al-Qaeda. The US used Guantanamo, an isolated naval base, to hold militants captured during the "War on Terror" that followed the September 11 attacks in a bid to keep the defendants from claiming rights under US law. Key points and original sources are listed below.
- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is widely believed to have planned the deadly terror attacks, as well as several others, as a high-ranking member of al-Qaeda.S1
- The US used Guantanamo, an isolated naval base, to hold militants captured during the "War on Terror" that followed the September 11 attacks in a bid to keep the defendants from claiming rights under US law.S2
